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Millenials, be careful what you snap, because Snapchat is about to offer advertisers more information on your whereabouts. Snap Inc is set to roll out a new tool for advertisers called “Snap to Store.” This tool collects info and provides data to show advertisers which campaigns … | Continue reading
Google is sending out press invites to attend a media event on April 18, where the company will reveal the new version of Google Earth. | Continue reading
Switch-exclusive cartoonish boxing game Arms is slated for release on 16th June.Nintendo made the announcement during a Nintendo Direct tonight where it showed off some of the intricacies of the game's combat system. As it turns out Arms may also have legs.It has kicks, anyway. N … | Continue reading
Nintendo plans to go into the summer swinging. The Japanese game company revealed during its Direct presentation today that its fighting game Arms will release on June 16 for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo revealed Arms earlier in the year. It features characters with extendable a … | Continue reading
Earlier today, BlackBerry’s stock hit its highest point more than a year, and all it took was a lousy $814.9 million arbitration win. It’s a healthy bounce back for the embattled company, which has spent the last year working to make a major shift from all-in phone maker to soft … | Continue reading
The squid kids are back. Today Nintendo announced that the sequel to multiplayer ink shooter Splatoon will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on July 21st.The original Splatoon debuted on the Wii U in 2015, and marked Nintendo’s first proper foray into the world of competitive mult … | Continue reading
Splatoon 2 will have more than a competitive multiplayer. Nintendo revealed today that its ink shooter launches July 21. And it will have a cooperative four-player horde mode called Salmon Run where players will team up to take on waves of enemies. Your team must collect special … | Continue reading
Nintendo today announced a few hardware add-ons to its one-month-old Switch console, revealed during one of its Nintendo Direct live-streams. There’s now a neon yellow Joy-Con color option for both the left and right controllers and the wrist strap. The company is also introducin … | Continue reading
Nintendo will start selling standalone Switch docks on May 19th. The company announced the release date today, saying that the docks will be available in “limited quantities” next month. They’ll be available to purchase from Nintendo’s online store as well as select (though unann … | Continue reading
Minecraft is building a bridge to another platform. Nintendo announced during its Direct presentation today that the Switch version of the hit block-building game is coming out digitally on May 11. A physical version will show up in stores at a later date. Minecraft is one of the … | Continue reading
Minecraft is making its way to the Nintendo Switch. Today Nintendo revealed that the best-selling crafting game will launch on its new console on May 11th. The Switch edition looks to be much the same as the Wii U version, complete with Super Mario Bros.-themed content exclusive … | Continue reading
Nintendo Switch is getting a new color. You no longer need to settle for gray, blue, or red Joy-Cons when it comes to your Nintendo Switch. The publisher revealed during a Direct video event today that it is introducing a yellow option as well. You can buy these separately for $8 … | Continue reading
As part of the NewTech Meetup we will be holding a very cool pitch-off at the Oskar Blues The Oak Room at 1800 Pike Road in Longmont, CO. We are holding it on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 starting at 6:00pm. The pitch-off will happen at about eight. You can RSVP here. To apply to p … | Continue reading
Owners of the Google Home connected speaker can now ask it to track the prices of airline flights so they can be alerted of any changes. | Continue reading
I'm usually a fatalist when it comes to technology. If something doesn't work the way I want it to, or the way I expect it to, and there's no dotfile nearby to hack on, I throw up my hands in despair and curse the sad state of the entire industry.That's why I only today decided t … | Continue reading
Make some room on your shelf, Nintendo fans. Nintendo revealed new Amiibos during its Direct presentation today. Amiibos are Nintendo’s toys-to-life line. The figurines can interact with the Switch, Wii U, and 3DS systems, unlocking content for certain games. The Amiibos include … | Continue reading
The Nintendo Switch lineup is getting a bit more violent very soon. Today the company announced that Arms, a motion-controlled fighting game for Switch, will be releasing on June 16th. It was previously pegged for a spring launch.Arms is part of a small-but-growing list of origin … | Continue reading
The hydrogen fuel cell bandwagon is getting crowded. Despite the limitations of the technology (California is the only state with fueling infrastructure), major brands like Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, and Kia say they want to mass-produce more zero-emission, fuel cell vehicles. Now G … | Continue reading
The other day, with Sine Mora [appprice url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sine-mora/id669096796?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4"] going on sale for $0.99, I remarked that with the announcement of Sine Mora EX, it'd be nice if the enchanced version of the game also came to iOS. I wasn't ne … | Continue reading
A Yelp”Active Cleanup Alert” is displayed by Yelp when Yelp’s user support team sees signs of controversial, media-fueled activity on a business page. The Active Cleanup Alert prevents users from leaving reviews and directs Yelp users to post any and all thoughts on “Yelp Talk”, … | Continue reading
Today in 5 LinesIn a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President Trump reversed his position on NATO, saying “it’s no longer obsolete.” In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said he fears the U.S. dollar is “getting too strong,” an … | Continue reading
Nintendo is showing off more Switch games that are coming this summer, and let’s see what it’s all about. The publisher is promising to focus primarily on previously announced Switch games Arms and Splatoon 2. Arms is a fighting game about characters with wacky limbs, and Splatoo … | Continue reading
After you finish the Cheech and Chong anthology this 4/20, you can hop into virtual reality and spend some time talking about Funyuns and Led Zeppelin with the stars of Adult Swim’s animated hit Rick and Morty. Publisher Adult Swim Games is launching Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick- … | Continue reading
Remember Google Earth? Once the coolest and most convenient way to explore the planet on a computer, the app has been largely cannibalized as Maps became ever more powerful. But Google hasn’t forgotten about it, and just sent out invites to the press for an event where it will un … | Continue reading
Last week, Apple confirmed it was working on refreshing the Mac Pro — a device the company has largely neglected since its launch in 2013. Apple also said that the new Mac Pro won’t be ready this year, but that hasn’t stopped designers from imagining what the new professional com … | Continue reading
Sometimes it seems like President Donald Trump and candidate Donald Trump are two very different people.On Wednesday, the president spoke to The Wall Street Journal about the global economy and expressed some opinions that contradict the economic talking points he focused on whil … | Continue reading
Lenovo might be joining in on the dual-lens camera trend with its upcoming sequel to the Moto Z. A purported image from @Slashleaks showing the phone reveals a slightly different external design than the original; there’s now a larger fingerprint sensor (like the Moto G5) and Len … | Continue reading
The hacker who set all 156 of Dallas’ emergency sirens roaring Friday night didn’t do it by breaching a computer system — they did it entirely by radio.A city official says that Dallas’ sirens are controlled by radios, not computers and software, and that it was a vulnerability i … | Continue reading
Nexus 6P owners on Google's beta testing program can finally download the final Android 7.1.2 Nougat update. | Continue reading
The Vitali smart bra measures physical and mental health by monitoring breathing and heart rate variability with fabric sensors. Read more...More about Yoga, Excercise, Inventions, Kickstarter, and Vitali | Continue reading
Google announced today that open virtual reality gallery WebVR would be available to Cardboard users. Now all you need is an Android phone and a Cardboard headset to use WebVR games. WebVR is a VR standard that works within browsers. According to the site, “The goal is to make it … | Continue reading
Mining firm Bitmain has announced a new litecoin mining rig it says will ship in Q2 2017. | Continue reading
Developer Scotty Allen used to be an engineer in Silicon Valley, but now he's spending his time traveling the world making things. Allen is currently spending his time in Shenzhen, China, where he made his own like-new iPhone by buying the parts in the markets of Huaqiangbei, whe … | Continue reading
Topsoil is a clever puzzle game that we liked when we saw at GDC 2017, and it finally has a release date—April 26th. Your goal is to harvest as many plants as you can before your garden fills up, and every time you harvest, you turn over the soil. As is the case with most | Continue reading
For its upcoming crewed spaceflight missions, Boeing worked with David Clark Company, a Massachusetts-based company that makes flight and aviation suits, as well as headsets for pilots to come up with brand new spacesuits. The goal was to create a new kind of spacesuit for a new … | Continue reading
News today about a Burger King ad that takes over your Google Home speaker is a sign of things to come. In the ad, an employee triggers the speaker to read a description of the Whopper burger on Wikipedia (which may have been altered by an employee of the company). It worked, alt … | Continue reading
The 'Sobro' coffee table was designed to be the life of the party. It has everything you will ever need within reach from the couch, like Bluetooth speakers, USB and power outlets, and even a refrigerator. Read more...More about Coffee Table, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Rea … | Continue reading
Contrast House is a simple and elegant renovation/addition that combines beautiful design with impressive energy performance. | Continue reading
Last week, Apple admitted a mistake. Hold the applause. After gathering a handful of journalists to what I can only imagine is the company’s secret volcano lair, Apple copped to screwing up the trashcan-shaped Mac Pro, and vowed to do better. But what might a newer, more modular … | Continue reading
After its reveal last week, the people demanded to know: when would Modern Combat Versus soft launch? The answer is right flippin' now as you can pick up Modern Combat Versus in the Philippines App Store. Note that the game is region-locked for now but it should be expanding soon … | Continue reading
The internet barely had time to be annoyed for that new 15 second Burger King ad before Google shut the whole thing down. A little over two hours after the fast food giant took the wraps off of a TV spot designed to trigger smart assistants across the country, the functionality … | Continue reading
When The Force Awakens was going into production, Lucasfilm partnered with Omaze for a charity campaign that ultimately raised $4.2 million. With The Last Jedi coming up in December, it’s relaunching Force for Change, offering up a bunch of really cool prizes, with all proceeds g … | Continue reading
Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs are sometimes scolded for being driven by money rather than purpose. SRS Acquiom, which handles M&A deals, is trying to change that by exerting a positive kind of peer pressure on the venture world. The firm partnered with Pledge 1% to g … | Continue reading
We’ve seen dance routines choreographed around smartphones in music videos, and we’ve seen FaceTime deployed in music videos, and we’ve sure as heck seen Beats product placement in music videos — but have we ever seen all three in one shockingly digestible piece of earnest comme … | Continue reading
Today SlashLeaks is showing us an image of what may be our first look at the Moto Z2 Force. | Continue reading
Microsoft will soon allow self-service refunds for digital purchases on Xbox and Windows 10.First discovered on Reddit by user gaymerRaver, the new feature is currently in alpha on the Xbox One Preview Programme.The impending option will let folks get a full refund on any softwar … | Continue reading